The motor is ready to go back into the boat!!!! I can not believe how long it took me to wire it and put all the brackets on. I did not disassemble it, the PO pulled the motor and things were not marked very will. SP Maristar provided me with a lot of photos and his boat that helped tremendously. I found a was missing a few things, the oil pressure sender, some spacers and a few brackets. Skidim has the one throttle clip I was missing and I had a fuel pump bracket made at work.

Here are some pics:

I also changes the head water bleeders to the front of the motor (back of the boat):

Replacement fuel pump bracket:

I still need to repack the stuffing box, reassemble the shaft and prop assembly and change the trans seal on the side that meets the motor.

I had the vinyl shop that made the Capacity Stickers make these. I installed them myself, I'm happy with the way it turned out. I wish my old pieces were a little smoother to begin with, I can see some imperfections under the vinyl. I will do more of a write up on it latter in a different thread.

I was able to make up a few wrenches to fit the packing nut (2") and the lock nut (1 7/8"). We have a waterjet a work and I programmed to cut them out of 1/4 stainless steel.

It's the strangest thing, on both nuts only 2 sets of the sides are the same and one is smaller so the wrench fits snug on 2 of the three sides and lose on one side. Does anyone have any idea of why that would be?

I was able to make up a few wrenches to fit the packing nut (2") and the lock nut (1 7/8"). We have a waterjet a work and I programmed to cut them out of 1/4 stainless steel.

It's the strangest thing, on both nuts only 2 sets of the sides are the same and one is smaller so the wrench fits snug on 2 of the three sides and lose on one side. Does anyone have any idea of why that would be?

I also cut my packing and inserted that into the nut.

Steve

Oh, sure- take the easy way and make your wrenches! The rest of us had to scrounge for the crappy ones that are sold by Snap On and other dealers.